Jake Tapper Meets the Frankenstein Monster He Helped Create

 

Tapper, like most reporters in the mainstream media, has frequently, baselessly, and casually played the race card against right-leaning individuals. 

. . . "The mainstream media, particularly outfits such as the NYT, CNN, MSNBC, etc., function as the propaganda wing for the Democrats. Their business cards may bear the name of their organizations, but they work for the Democrat party and operate like party apparatchiks. They usually have the identical opinion and even identical phraseology to describe any given event.

"But they seldom suffer the consequences of their claims.

"They oppose a border wall while living in gated communities bounded by imposing walls. 

"They oppose deportation, knowing that their jobs or lives won't suffer due to the flooding of illegal aliens.

"They frequently fabricate instances of racism.

"They also assume that their utterances will only have consequences in a world that is beyond theirs. 

"They do not care about offending Trump or his supporters because they see them as opponents or impediments to total power.

"They disdainfully joke about Trump supporters living in 'flyover' country and engage in crude stereotyping of Trump supporters as religious zealots, bigots, and ignoramuses.

"Once on CNN, ‘Republican' strategist Rick Wilson referred to Trump supporters as the “credulous boomer rube demo.” Wilson proceeded to lampoon a southern accent and was joined by Pakistani-American Wajahat Ali. Ali wrote a book about being a target of bigotry, yet there he was shamelessly displaying his prejudice. The host, Don Lemon, who attacks others for their racism and homophobia, reveled during the ugly display from his guests.   

"In a recent SNL skit, Tom Hanks played a MAGA hat-wearing Trump supporter who refuses to shake hands with a black man. 

"A lot of this emanates from frustration at not being able to set or control a narrative.

"Occasionally, they are confronted by the consequences of their utterances, and they don't like it.

"The left-wing podcasters claim they were joking, but Tapper didn't see the funny side of the claim that implied his son wanted to join law enforcement to torment minorities. Tapper would have guffawed if the target of similar jokes were Barron Trump." . . .

Don’t Confuse Obama’s Rioters With Martin Luther King Jr.’s Protesters

 King sought to ensure America adhered to its creed; Obama and his heirs labor for its destruction.  

"Against the model provided by King, Obama and his heirs have sown violence in the wind, and now America is reaping a whirlwind of destruction as a result."

The American Spectator  "Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass misspoke Monday when she said of the rioters in her city that “people should exercise their right to protest; that’s their First Amendment right.” But she had good reason to expect that few Americans would recognize the error of her words. Thankfully, Harris Faulkner of Fox’s Faulkner Focus refused to accept Bass’s wording in the June 9 lead-in to her show — “you won’t hear me calling them protesters; they are criminals.” (RELATED: Do We Have a Nation?)

"For many Americans, designation of activist behavior as “protests” reflexively evokes approbation associated with the Civil Rights movement they honor. But since Barack Obama’s first term as president, protests staged by left-of-center groups have borne less and less resemblance to those led and inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. For those who witnessed Bull Connor’s dogs and hoses in Birmingham, the marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, and blacks unlawfully seated at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, the Los Angeles rioters cannot claim to be heirs of the Civil Rights movement.

"In contradiction to MLK’s carefully planned events demanding absolute adherence to non-violence methods, Obama called for a general “taking to the streets” and reiterated it repeatedly to fuel the now infamous conflagrations that produced the George Floyd Summer of Love. His attorney general and self-described “wing-man,” Eric Holder, said, “When they go low, we kick ‘em.”

"Of Trump Administration officials, California Congresswoman Maxine Waters urged, “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.” From the steps of the Supreme Court Chuck Schumer warned Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh that if either voted to overturn Roe v. Wade “you will pay the price,” and “you won’t know what hit you.”

"The contrast between such incitement of mobs with the strategies of King could hardly be more stark. Pointing to both Jesus Christ and Mahatma Gandhi, MLK emphasized above all the necessity that the Civil Rights protests be peaceable, non-violent, and, whenever possible, legal.

"King always petitioned for permission to protest from all appropriate authorities. When denied, non-violence was maintained, and protesters did not resist arrest. King’s followers engaged in courageous, self-sacrificing acts of civil disobedience. Post-Obama left-wing protesters do anything but. The most peaceable protests in our time were launched by conservatives and Jews." . . .

Israel strikes: 6/12/20125

 Jewish Press   . . ."The IDF preemptively attacked Iran following reports that Iran would soon be capable of making multiple nuclear bombs. There are reports that the Mossad was also involved in the attack.

"According to unconfirmed reports, Israel assassinated the Iranian Chief of Staff in Tehran and hit 2 nuclear facilities in Fordow and Natanz and the heavy water facility in Arak. There are additional unconfirmed reports that Israel eliminated Iran’s entire General Staff and chief nuclear scientists. Due to the significant depth underground of the Fordow nuclear facility, it may not have been attacked."

. . . "The IDF spokesperson says Israel hit dozens of Iranian military and nuclear sites in an opening attack. There are reports of a second wave and third attacking Iran. Channel 14 reports that Israel hit Iran’s ballistic missile sites.

"A security official told IDF radio, what Israel did to Hezbollah in 10 days, Israel did to Iran in 10 minutes." . . .

Wow, something big was just destroyed in Iran. @NiohBerg  "Mullahs, IRGC commanders and regime politicians have been assassinated all across Iran. It's a bloodbath, but a deserved one."

Iran confirms IRGC head Hossein Salami killed in Israeli strikes in Operation Rising Lion

The truth about the Swedish Doom Goblin's latest stunt

Reality Check

How to make your Tesla fart on command

 Electrek  

 "Tesla has become synonymous with breakthrough achievements. For example, breaking range and land speed records, breaking market cap valuations, and lastly… breaking wind? Of course! If you have not yet taken advantage of “Emissions Testing Mode,” allowing you to order your Tesla to fart on command, you’re obviously missing out. Here’s everything you need to know to ensure flatulent fun for all.

Emissions Testing Mode

Now some of our die hard readers might already be saying, “This is old news, my Tesla has been tooting for years. That gag is old.” Well you may be right about one thing, Tesla’s fart feature has been out for a bit. It first debuted in 2018 as an Easter egg in a software update.

Here’s where the haters are wrong though, fart jokes NEVER get old. Hence why Tesla’s fart tool, inconspicuously named “Emissions Testing Mode,” continues to live in Tesla’s Toy Box three years later. Furthermore, the feature has seen updates since its bombastic birth.

The truth is, it’s a silly and unnecessary feature that Tesla has included to improve the overall experience of owning a vehicle for its customers. Isn’t that part of Tesla’s allure though? Who else would create an electric vehicle that can also fart?

"In true Tesla fashion, anything worth doing is worth doing before anyone else, and better than everyone else. Emissions Testing Mode is no different. Here’s how to activate it and customize it toward its full fart potential.

How to make your Tesla fart on command

• First enter the Application Launcher on your Tesla touchscreen
• Next tap the Tesla Toy Box
• After that, tap the whoopie cushion icon to access “Emissions Testing Mode”
• You can choose either “fart on demand,” and/or “fart using turn signal”
• Choose your fart sound wisely (see detailed menu below)
• Choose which seat you want the cheese to be cut from
• Tap that chosen seat on the screen or press the left steering wheel button and voila! Toilet humor!

Tesla’s extensive fart menu

In addition to deciding what seat will be the perpetrator in your vehicle, Tesla offers an impressive menu of fart noises of varying lengths and decibels. The current lineup includes six different sounds, as well as a randomizer option. Here’s how the poots are lined up:

• Not a Fart – Similar to the “Not a Flamethrower” previously touted by The Boring Company
• Short Shorts Ripper – A rip right to the face of all of those Tesla short sellers
• Falcon Heavy – A not so subtle shoutout to SpaceX
• Ludicrous Fart – A reference to Tesla’s Ludicrous mode. Perhaps we see a speedy Plaid fart soon?
• Neurastink – Could this someday be the follow-up to Neuralink? Think smell-o-vision…
• Boring Fart – Once again referencing the not-so-boring, Boring Company
• I’m So Random – It’s like Russian roulette, but with unnervingly realistic fart noises

What’s a ‘Selfie Yacht’? Ask Greta Thunberg

What’s a ‘Selfie Yacht’? Israel’s Viral Dig Has a Greta Thunberg Connection | Times Now     . . ."Gaza: Israeli authorities have intercepted and seized the “Madleen,” a yacht carrying high-profile activists including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, as it attempted to sail toward Gaza. The Israeli Foreign Ministry dismissed the vessel as a “selfie yacht” filled with “celebrities,” criticising the mission as a publicity stunt. The activists were reportedly instructed to turn back but continued on course, prompting Israel to redirect the vessel to one of its ports. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant reiterated that Israel would not permit any attempt to breach its naval blockade on the Palestinian territory, regardless of the vessel’s passengers or purpose.

"Now, the Israeli Foreign Ministry has called the boat carrying activists "selfie yacht", adding that those who deliver aid do not post " Instagram selfies".

"Among the passengers was Rima Hassan, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was stopped during its mission. Hassan shared a photo from the scene, showing individuals in life jackets with their hands raised, as the interception unfolded.

" 'Greta Thunberg is currently on her way to Israel, safe and in good spirits," the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday."

"In case you missed it: The ‘selfie yacht’ is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are safe and were provided with sandwiches and water, and are expected to return to their home countries.

"The tiny amount of aid that wasn’t consumed by the “celebrities” will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels.

" More than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza from Israel within the past two weeks, and close to 11 million meals were transferred by the GHF directly to civilians in Gaza.

"There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve provocations and [selfies].

Frank Haskell’s Incredible Account: Union Eyewitness To Pickett’s Charge

Pathfinder History   "This is a faithful retelling of Union officer Frank Aretas Haskell’s firsthand account of Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Haskell served as aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon and was positioned directly behind the Union center on Cemetery Ridge during the Confederate assault on July 3, 1863.

"While the wording has been edited for clarity and pacing, every scene and detail comes directly from Haskell’s original letter. This story is drawn entirely from his observations, recorded just days after the battle, and reflects the Union perspective at the critical turning point of the Civil War. "This is not fiction. This is history—told by the man who saw it. "I produced and edited this version. AI wrote and narrated. I’m thrilled that we now live in an era where history enthusiasts like me can produce this kind of content."

"For all of Lee's successes against much superior numbers and resources, his order to charge the middle of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge was just unexplainably stupid. Just unexplainable attacking a superior force, with artillery, across an open field and up a ridge. His generals in years after the war never forgave Lee's order in spite of their advice and warnings of a disaster. This single decision ended any hope that the Confederates had of a negotiated end of the war." @Theywaswrong

"I have walked Pickett's charge from Seminary Ridge where the 57th Virginia Reg't started marching to the corps of trees by the angle to the area where King David Richards, yes his proper full name, fell and died the next day. His wife, Harriett Love Richards, my 3rd great aunt gave birth to their only child, a daughter, a couple of months later. She never met her father. It was an extremely chilling experience to walk in his steps knowing his story." @bryanlove3513

Frank A. Haskell - Wikipedia   . . . "Haskell (July 13, 1828 – June 3, 1864) was an American lawyer and Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He spent much of the war as a top aide to general John Gibbon, as Gibbon ascended the ranks from brigade to division to corps command. On the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, their corps bore the brunt of the pivotal Confederate assault; Haskell personally rallied the troops of Gibbon's division after Gibbon was wounded. Gibbon later commented that "I have always thought that to him, more than to any one man, are we indebted for the repulse of Lee's assault."

"In 1864, Haskell was promoted to colonel and given his own command, but he died just a few months later at the Battle of Cold Harbor. Before his death, Haskell wrote a famous account of the Battle of Gettysburg that was published posthumously." . . .

The Duo Strike Again: Rubio Fires All Overseas USAID Staff – Gabbard Appears to Have Nabbed Another One

 The Last Refuge 

Meanwhile, in an ancillary story that only begins to make sense in hindsight, we discover that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, a name very familiar to those who followed the Trump-Russia collusion nonsense, was removed from his DOJ-NSD oversight role and has been transferred to the Federal Reserve office.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered U.S. embassies around the world Tuesday to move ahead with a directive to fire all remaining staffers with the U.S. Agency for International Development. He said the State Department will take over USAID’s foreign assistance programs by Monday.

A federal judge had temporarily blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump for mass firings at multiple federal agencies, including the State Department, and plaintiffs say Rubio’s reorganization plan appears to violate that court injunction.

The Trump administration says the plan was already underway when the president issued the order, so there’s no possible violation. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has yet to make a determination. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Tuesday that Rubio’s directive “wasn’t a surprise.”

“So this was a cable, telling our posts exactly what they were expecting to be told, which is that those positions were being eliminated. So it wasn’t a surprise. It’s nothing new,” she said. “And, it is exactly what we previewed, in February and March of this year.”

Rubio told embassies to stick to the department’s plan “to abolish all USAID overseas positions” by Sept. 30. (link). . .

Corporate America Withdrawing Support for LGBTQ Pride Celebrations

 The American Spectator   

"This is true as companies are finally beginning to realize that it is not helpful to their bottom line to alienate a significant portion of their customer base by promoting a lifestyle that is offensive to many." . . .  

Target 2024 Pride - Cara Marris

"While the Boston Red Sox Organization continues to celebrate Gay Pride Month by hosting, yet again, gay pride and a gaggle of drag queens at a home game at Fenway Park on June 9, the Wall Street Journal reports that corporate America’s enthusiasm for underwriting June Pride celebrations has greatly diminished.

"The New York Post reveals that a growing number of companies — including Pepsi, Citi, Master Card, Nissan, Garnier, and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp — have dropped or greatly scaled back their financial contributions to this year’s Pride events. Fear of backlash from an increasingly conservative consumer base, combined with a general distancing from diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. has led these companies to scale back their support. 

"And although some — including Eve Keller, a spokesperson for the United States Association of Prides, a nonprofit that supports Pride event organizers throughout the country — have attempted to blame the “economic uncertainties” related to the Trump tariffs as the reason for the gay marketing pullback, the truth is that many of those who have been pressured to continue their economic support have requested that their names and logos be removed from official displays and apparel.

"And who can blame them? Most corporate decision makers likely look at the cautionary tale of the Anheuser-Busch disastrous LGBTQ marketing campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. A slick video featured the transwoman Mulvaney in a bathtub drinking a Bud Light beer as part of the advertising campaign. Teaming up with Mulvaney to sell Bud Light cost the world’s largest brewer as much as $1.4 billion in sales because of backlash and boycotts of its product.

"It is hard to imagine what could have possessed Anheuser-Busch to allow this to happen. The person blamed for the disaster was Anheuser-Busch’s out-of-touch VP of Marketing for Bud Light, Alissa Heinerscheid, who told an interviewer that she was inspired to recruit Mulvaney in an effort to update the “fratty” and “out of touch” humor of the beer company with “inclusivity.”

"Hired to lead Bud Light in 2022 as the first woman to lead the brand, Anheuser-Busch fired Heinerscheid in 2023. She is now working for LIV Golf, the controversial professional tour backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund that launched a few years ago as a rival to the PGA Tour. According to her LinkedIn page, Heinerscheid is working in “Team Business Operations” at LIV." . . .

Gavin Newsom Humiliated Himself, and It Was Awesome

 PJ Media  

"Conveniently, he offered zero evidence for these wild claims, and couldn’t explain how any of these allegations justify burning up cars, assaulting police officers, and looting businesses."  

"Let’s talk about a day that California Governor Gavin Newsom would probably like to erase from memory. Tuesday was an absolute trainwreck for the Golden State’s fearless leader, marked by technical blunders, shameless begging, and a string of outright lies that would make even the most seasoned politician blush. If you thought Newsom’s leadership couldn’t sink any lower, buckle up, because this was a masterclass in humiliation.

"Riots are tearing through the city over federal immigration enforcement, yet Newsom can’t even bring himself to condemn the violence. Instead, he’s pointing fingers at President Trump while dodging accountability for the mayhem on his watch. He thinks this is going to be his ticket to the Democratic nomination for president in 2028, and potentially the White House. 

"The real disaster unfolded when Newsom decided to play big shot with a televised address to bash Trump. Desperate for airtime, he stooped to groveling at the feet of Fox News’ Sean Hannity, practically begging for coverage. Hannity even aired the pathetic plea on live TV."

"Talk about embarrassing—California’s governor reduced to texting a conservative host for a spotlight. Sad! But the humiliation didn’t stop there. When the moment finally arrived for Newsom to spew his anti-Trump tirade, the audio feed spectacularly failed. That’s right—his grand speech, meant to be a scathing takedown, was reduced to garbled nonsense that no one could hear."   More...

US begins evacuating Mideast embassies, army bases as Iran nuclear talks come to a head

The Times of Israel

This picture shows a magazine front page at a kiosk in Tehran on April 19, 2025, featuring the Iran-US talks on the Iranian nuclear program set to begin in Rome on the same day.

"In light of mounting friction, Michael Kurilla, who directs American forces in the Middle East as the head of US Central Command, postponed his testimony before US lawmakers he was set to give on Thursday, according to two officials.

"Kurilla was set to testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. US Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

"The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions that the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic. Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful.

"The next round of talks — the sixth — had been tentatively scheduled for this weekend in Oman, according to two US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic matters. However, those officials said Wednesday that it looked increasingly unlikely that the talks would happen.

"However, a US official later told Reuters that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on Sunday and discuss Iran’s response to the recent American proposal for a nuclear deal.

"Trump, who has previously threatened to use military force against Iran if negotiations failed, gave a less-than-optimistic view about reaching a deal with Iran, telling the New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast that he was “getting more and more less confident about” a deal."...

Israel may hit nuclear sites without US help, NBC says; Iran reportedly prepared to launch hundreds of missiles at Israel in response; Oman confirms parley planned for Sunday   

. . ."Retaliatory strikes by Israel later that month severely damaged Iran’s air defense systems, and analysts have speculated that Israel prefers to launch military action before the Islamic Republic has time to rebuild its air defense array.

‘These people are just helpless’: James Carville tells Ilhan Omar to ‘get out’ of the Democratic Party

 Alpha News

"They cannot be helped. There's nothing you can do to help them. They don't want to be helped," Carville said.

"(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Democratic strategist James Carville told Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Thursday episode of his podcast to exit the Democratic Party after her comments against white men resurfaced.

"A clip from a 2018 Al Jazeera interview resurfaced and went viral on X Sunday, wherein Omar asserted the U.S. “should be more fearful of white men across our country because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country.” Carville, on “Politics War Room,” read Omar’s quote and then told her she should not be a Democrat as it is a poor political strategy for the party’s representatives to demonize whole groups of Americans, let alone one that makes up such a significant portion of the country.

“ 'Lady, why don’t you just get out the Democratic Party? Honestly, start your own movement. All right, let’s do the simple math … Roughly 69% of the people going to vote in November, maybe more—let’s do 70% for just round math—are going to be white,” Carville said. “Of that, 48%, maybe a little more, are going to be male. So that’s roughly — let’s just call it 33.3% of the entire election. Well, let’s just run against them, ’cause that’s so g–d— smart. All right, so now we’re going to have a campaign by the progressive left against white men, who vote about a third of everybody that votes in an election.”

“ 'Why don’t you, lady, start your own party? And then when it’s over, if you want to caucus with the Democrats, fine. We agree with a lot of things that you do. But we don’t believe we ought to be running against white men. In fact, we don’t think we ought to be running against any gender, any ethnic group, any race, any religion or anything else,” he continued. “G–d—, these people are just helpless. They cannot be helped. There’s nothing you can do to help them. They don’t want to be helped. And if they had any guts, they’d start their own g–d— political party and get out of ours. I’m sorry.”

"Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, 45% want the Democratic Party to be “more moderate,” according to Gallup polling released in February.

"Carville previously suggested in an April Politicon video that perhaps far-left individuals should formally break away from the Democratic Party, saying they hurt the party’s appeal.

“ 'I don’t quite understand why you’re so anxious to have the word ‘Democrat’ in the description of what you do. But maybe we can have an amicable split here and you go your way and we go our way,” he said at the time. “And after the election, we come together and see how much common ground we can find.' ” . . .